Gaia Cornelia Supera (died after 253 AD) was the

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and the wife of

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. Nothing is known about her life, except from

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evidence. Her full name on the coins is C IACORNEL ASVPERA AVG STA/small>, or alternatively CORNEL ASVPERA AVG STA/small> or COR

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SVPERA AV

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/small>. Her coins are extremely rare. Her name and monuments were condemned after Valerian was hailed as emperor in October of 253.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Supera, Cornelia 3rd-century Roman empresses Crisis of the Third Century Cornelii Augustae